The Stetson Reporter

1'; ;^i:«fe^te^^^p wl^^iimf-Ms^m^' ~~~~r |:-" v'" y^^^^^&i^^fl !^£^&&ftiniNk:.. .■ 1 x. ■. - x ~Wf^^^m^^^M ^|^t#f se^.. i; V "7. 100th Anniversary 100th Year Number 13 "Fbrida'$0id@st C&Ikgem newspaper Stetson iMk^^^^^d, Floriif- First "Ml9' Model Senate comes to end By GLENN KINDRED Reporter Editor Stetson University's 17th annual Model Senate ended last Saturday without having its usual guest Senator deliver an address. Senator George Mitchell, a Democrat from Maine, was unable to attend as he had planned due to a filibuster which was going on the the U.S. Senate Chamlser. Majority Leader Robert Byrd reportedly refused to allow Mitchell to leave as he had planned. This year the Model Senate had unusual trouble getting a Senator to agree to attend. According to Floyd Riddick, Parliamentarian Emeritus of the U.S. Senate, "Senators will be harder to get from now on due to changes in the honorarium limit," Riddick also commented that Stetson had thought Paul Simon was going to attend but when he began to lose his bid for the Presidency, his plans changed. "By that time it was getting too close to the (Model) Senate date to find another Senator," ftRiddick added. This year's Model Senate was chaired by Senior History Major John Moore of Stetson. Leann Weiss, a recent graduate, also acted as chairman. Moore assumed the role of Vice President George Bush during the Senate and presided over the sessions. Moore was able to cast the deciding vote during one question, a Model Senate rarity. Jim Daughton, also of Stetson, acted as Vice Chairman of the program and played Senator Robert Byrd, Majority Leader and senior Democrat from West Virginia. Daughton's rale SUB suceeds with Leno. TAAC BY JOE ROACH Managing Editor Homecoming is over and it has been declared a success. The highlight of Homecoming Weekend, the Leno Concert, was particularly good. A near sellout, the concert was a success for several reasons. The show had the highest attendence of any of the con certs put on by the Stetson Union Board in tlie past few years. Including radio and complimentary tickets there were 2,700 in attendence. Since it was Homecoming, there was an estimated 400 alumni In attendence. The monetary figures of the show were also quite good. The show was co-promoted with WESH TV Channel 2. The show replenished 80% of ?iie concerts budget. This was the best in recent memory. This is not the end of the story, because the success of ffthe Leno concert is the start tor the TAAC Tournament. .With the money taken in from the show, the Stetson Union Board has bought a block of tickets fo% the TAAC Tournament being held March 10,11 12 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Before this, each student would have had to pay thirty dollars for a set of Tournament tickets. Now with the action taken by the Concerts Committee of the SUB the tickets are free {with student I.D.) to Stetson students. The Hatters will play on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. If the Hatters win on Thursday, then they will play on Friday night at 7:00 again. If the Hatters are successful in the semifinal game they will be to the finals which will be Saturday to the Senate was to guide procedure from the floor. "Model Senate is a great way to ieam about tfthe Senate and parliamentary procedure, it also gives one a chance to meet nice people from all over the country," Daughton commented. "It should be remembered that Model Senate Is not limited to political science majors, both Liberal Arts and Business students may benefit from the experience", added Daughton. The Minority Leader, Robert Dole, of Kansas, was played by Elizabeth Cohen of Goucher College. The Majority and Minority Whips, Alan Cranston and Alan Simpson, were played by Sharon Lynch of Birmingham Southern College and Gienn Kindred of Stetson, respectivly. The role of the whip is to establish party unity and announce "party line" to the various senators, as well as attempting to gain votes from the opposing party. The Model Senate was enjoyed this year by over 100 participants. This year was the first "full senate*. Additional students portrayed clerks, lobbyists, and journalists. This year also marked the first year in which the Model Senate actually produced a newspaper to inform participants of the Senate's action. Among the issues discussed by the senate were: Contra aid, which was failed several times; ihe line Hem veto, which also failed; and public funding of campaigns, which passed with several riders. Among the riders were NATO funding, SDI funding, and an official protest to the U.N. against the Sandinista government iii Nicarauga for religious freedom violations. While the Democratic party, under Senators Byrd and Cranston, managed to dominate the legislation being passed, the minority Republicans, under Senators Dole and Simpson, were able to attach many riders, such as a grant of $5,000,000 to the Afghan resistance to be used for unspecified purposes. During one session, Senator Proxmire, played by an Embry Riddle student, gave out his annual Golden Fleece awards. Among the recipients were See Model Senate p.4 si.: 1 I" .:: < ■ • &$ri zftfi.il I.5SJL-- >=ii^>j AXbto s >£ * i.SSf-.iiH.*.-': SGA ousts 4; supports Winter Term By GLENN KINDRED Reporter Editor SGA officially expelled four members during its meeting last Monday. Two Senators, Kevin Andres and Andy Hartline were removed for missing a large number of meetings without offering explanation. Tim Bowden and Wendy Bow- den, both foimerly Participant Members were expelled for simi ■ lar reasons. Two participant member opening were filled by- Jeff Eats: and Jim Classen, who were formally approved last night. During his report, President John Moore, announced that Dr. Garth Jenkins, Dean of Student Affairs, has proposed an official response and counter offer to the Student Government's request to allocate student activity fees. The report will be public next week. Moore also noted that the University will complete its planned admissions building next fall. It will be located next to the old music rehearsal hall. The Senate heard resolution last night which will, if passed donate $100 to project feed a family. A vote will b® taken when a committee report is given next week. The Senate formally passed unanimously a resolutoos sap- porting th© current elsm ache- dul® and opposing any changge for next year./Another neolution, supporting Winter Term was pess®d, with one negative vote. The meeting was adjora^d promptly and the senate will meet again next Monday night &t: 7:30 p.m. in th© John E. Johce Room. Project Feed-a- Family 0 ^ campus By CLIFF PHILLIPS Staff Writer The Executive Director of the Neighborhood Center,xhe beneficiary of the Project Feed-A- Family food drive currently conducted on campus, spoke at Stetson last night to intone students about the Centers function and purpose. Director Robert Barbieri told the approximately 20 students of the Project's ad hoc committee, "Project Feed-A-Family's being on campus is a great way for students to become aware of the situation in the community." Project Feed-a-Family is a See Fecd-a-Family p.5